Gordon Zuverink joined his local National Guard unit in Holland, Michigan, after graduating from high school in 1939. His unit was federalized in 1940 and sent to train in Louisiana. In 1942, his division was sent to Australia and then to New...

Michael Zulauf reported for duty to the United States Air Force Academy on July 1st 2004, just a month after graduating from high school in Muskegon, Michigan. In his interview, Zulauf offers a detailed description of his experiences as a student...

Thaddeus Zator grew up in Michigan and was drafted in the Army during World War II. He trained as a communications specialist, first at Camp Crowder, Missouri, and then in Arlington, Virginia, before being sent to England in 1943. He was based in...

Raymond Zandstra was born in Grand Rapids. He served in the US Navy from July 14, 1959 to Sept. 28, 1962. He served in Sicily, and in the San Diego Helicopter Squadron One. Most of his duties revolved around helicopter maintenance and repair. ...

Gord Youngquist served in the United States Coast Guard from 1977 to 1987. During this period Gord served in a wide variety of positions and locations from Cortez Florida, Sarasota Florida, Saint Petersburg Florida, as well as aboard an ice breaker...

Lois Youngen was born in a small town in Ohio in 1933. She grew up playing baseball with boys from her town, and played on a boys’ team for several years before switching to a girls’ softball team while in high school. She learned about the All...

Clergy--Michigan; Reformed Church in America; Christ Community Church (Spring Lake, Mich.); Sermons

A sermon given by Richard A. Rhem (Dick) on 2002-05-05 entitled "You Need Never Walk Alone", on the occasion of Confirmation Sunday; Eastertide, at Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI. Tags: Community Of Faith. Scripture references: I...

Clergy--Michigan; Reformed Church in America; Christ Community Church (Spring Lake, Mich.); Sermons

A sermon given by Richard A. Rhem (Dick) on 1998-04-26 entitled "You Can"t Fight It, Paul", as part of the series "Christian Faith: Interpreting an Experience", on the occasion of Eastertide, at Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI. Tags:...

Clergy--Michigan; Reformed Church in America; Christ Community Church (Spring Lake, Mich.); Sermons

A sermon given by Richard A. Rhem (Dick) on 1999-10-10 entitled "You Can Never Go Home", as part of the series "Good News Then and Now", at Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI. Tags: Church, Revelation, Critical Thinking,Modernity. Scripture...

Michael Yocum was born in Seattle and grew up in the Mount St. Helens area of Washington. He enlisted in the Air Force in the early 1960’s and after serving at several bases around the world as an aircraft mechanic, he did a tour in Vietnam at Phan...

James Wykstra was born in 1947 in the town of Cutlerville, Michigan. After graduating from high school, Wykstra felt it was his duty to serve in the military. In August 1966, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy Reserves. Following completion of basic...

Clergy--Michigan; Reformed Church in America; Christ Community Church (Spring Lake, Mich.); Sermons

A sermon given by Richard A. Rhem (Dick) on 2001-02-04 entitled "World-view: Room for God?", as part of the series 'pirituality in the Modern World", at Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI. Tags: Divine Mystery; Cosmic Evolution;...

Clergy--Michigan; Reformed Church in America; Christ Community Church (Spring Lake, Mich.); Sermons

A sermon given by Richard A. Rhem (Dick) on 1994-03-06 entitled "Woman, behold, thy Son...", as part of the series "The Seven Last Words of Christ", on the occasion of Lent III, at Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI. Tags: Lent, Inclusive,...

Clergy--Michigan; Reformed Church in America; Christ Community Church (Spring Lake, Mich.); Sermons

A sermon given by Richard A. Rhem (Dick) on 1994-08-21 entitled "Wisdom For Life", as part of the series "Wisdom Literature", on the occasion of Pentecost, at Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI. Tags: Wisdom, Authority of Huma...